Montana Man Gets 8 Months Prison for Pointing Laser at Helicopter During SWAT Standoff
FLATHEAD COUNTY, MONTANA, JUL 30 – Travis Kurt Myers received eight months in prison, three years supervised release, and a $15,000 fine for aiming a laser-mounted gun at a helicopter, authorities said.
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Montana man gets 8 months prison for pointing laser at helicopter during SWAT standoff
A Columbia Falls man appeared in federal court for sentencing for pointing a laser at a police helicopter during a nighttime SWAT standoff.
Columbia Falls man sentenced to prison for pointing laser at helicopter, U.S. Attorney’s Office says
A Columbia Falls man who pointed a laser-mounted firearm at a helicopter was sentenced Wednesday to eight months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release, and a $15,000 fine, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said in a…
Flathead County man sentenced to prison for pointing a laser at a helicopter
A Columbia Falls man who pointed a laser-mounted firearm at a helicopter will spend eight months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and has also been ordered to pay a $15,000 fine, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.Travis Kurt Myers, 57, pleaded guilty in March 2025 to one count of aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft.Prosecutors alleged in court documents that Flathead County Sheriffs deputies received a report from a d…
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